A $69.5 million science center announced for Canyon High School will become the new face of the campus, while also adding 100 parking spaces and an improved drop-off zone.

The center, unveiled during the Orange Unified School District’s Thursday, May 25 meeting, is the third of four projects planned with Measure S money.

Measure S was passed in 2016, allowing the district to raise $288 million through the sale of bonds. The money is being split evenly among the district’s four high schools: Canyon, Orange, El Modena and Villa Park.

A rendering of what Canyon High School’s new $69.5 million science center could look like. (Courtesy of the Orange Unified School District)

A rendering of what Canyon High School’s new $69.5 million science center could look like. (Courtesy of the Orange Unified School District)

The new front building will establish a refined, more secure entrance to the campus, complete with an overhang and a gate, officials said. It will also serve as the nerve-center of the campus, with administrators moving into a student services center where the building meets the school’s entrance. The old administration building will become an improved cafeteria, and the old food services building will be demolished.

The science center will feature eight “wet labs,” four chemistry labs and 12 general classrooms.

Construction is set to begin in February 2019, with students and faculty moving in to the building by January 2021.